Earlier this week Mayor Ed Murray announced that applications are open for a position on the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board. The opening is either for a Ballard historian or a local who has a demonstrated interest in our neighborhood.

Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board comprises of seven members who aim to protect the historical and architectural values of the street. The board regulates proposed changes to the external façades of buildings, structures and public rights-of-way located within the district boundaries.

The Board includes two district property owners, two district property owners/business persons, one district tenant/resident, one architect and one Ballard historian or person with a demonstrated interest in the Ballard community. Of the seven members, five are elected for a two-year terms at annual elections, and two are appointed by the Mayor and approved by Seattle City Council.

Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. Board members usually must commit two to four hours per month to Board related business. Members of the Board serve without compensation and they must be Seattle residents.

If you are interested in applying send a resume and letter of interest by Tuesday, May 19 to Heather.McAuliffe@seattle.gov and reference Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board in the subject line.